Abstract Sherlock Holmes set was written by Conan Doyle(1859~1930), known as “the bible of the Mystery novels”. It has been translated into 57 languages and it’s selling well all over the world. Conan Doyle is the most representative writer, playwright, being called “the father of British detective novels”. He also created it from multiple sides to reflect the British social problems. Doyle has his own unique writing and narrative style. In addition to the fascinating and sensational events, interpersonal jealousy, suspicion and hatred reflect the ugliness of human nature. 

Arthur Conan Doyle is at the forefront of forensic innovation and criminal psychology. We can always find Holmes solve the cases by searching for clues which is derived from them. After Doyle’s death it was noted that: “Poisons, handwriting, stains, dust, footprint, traces of wheels, the shape and position of wounds, the theory of cryptogram, criminal inference--all these and other excellent methods which germinated in Conan Doyle’s fertile imagination are now part and parcel of every detective’s scientific equipment.”62110

Key Words: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; Conan Doyle; forensic medicine; criminal psychology

摘要《福尔摩斯探案全集》是英国作家阿瑟·柯南道尔创作的一部长篇侦探小说，被称为推理小说中的“圣经”，一百多年来被译成57种文字，畅销世界各地。他是英国杰出的侦探小说家、剧作家，世界著名小说家，堪称侦探悬疑小说的鼻祖，被誉为“英国侦探小说之父”。故事背景充分结合了英国当时政治、经济的情况。在本小说中，那些惊心动魄、耸人听闻的探案，更多的是表现人与人之间的嫉妒、猜疑、仇恨。这些罪行将人性的丑恶展现无遗。

阿瑟·柯南·道尔在法医学和犯罪推理创新方面同样站在最前沿。我们常常可以看到小说中的主人公福尔摩斯运用诸如此类的方式来得以破案。在道尔去世之后，有文章这样写道：“毒药、笔记、污渍、灰尘、脚印、车轮、痕迹、伤口的形状和位置、密码理论、犯罪心理——以及其他萌芽于柯南·道尔丰富想象力的好办法，现在已成为每个侦探都不可或缺的科学破案手段。”

毕业论文关键词：《福尔摩斯探案集》；柯南道尔；法医学；犯罪心理学

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments...i

Abstract...ii

摘要iii

1.Introduction.1

1.1 The author and he’s background1

1.2 The book and its characteristic...3

2. Forensic medicine...6

2.1 The deductive chain among perpetrator, forensic medicine and Holmes...6

2.2 The influence of forensic medicine combined with whodunits .8

3. The criminal psychology9

3.1 Holmes and his criminal psychology..9

3.2 The influence of criminal psychology combined with whodunits11

4. The extended analysis of the writing style..13

4.1. A further study of trace inspection...13

4.2. Expert of make-up...14

4.3. knowledge of botany&zoology14

5. Conclusion.16

Bibliography..18

1 Introduction

Sherlock Holmes set was written by Conan Doyle(1859~1930),known as “the bible of the Mystery novels”. He is the most representative writer, playwright, being called "the father of British detective novels". His detective stories make a tremendous contributions and it set a model for the world by structure, reasoning methods and conception, he is deserved to be the literature master.

1.1 The author and he’s background

Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was sent to the Roman Cathollc’s Jesuit preparatory school Hodder Place, Stonyhurst, at the age of nine. He then went on to Stonyhurst college until 1875. From 1875 to 1876 he was educated at the Jesuit school Stella Matutina in Feldkirch, Austria.